Billboards: Kenneth Cole's Deep Thoughts On Houston

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H&M isn’t the only retailer to paint its mark on Houston: Kenneth Cole has just followed suit with a gigantic painted billboard a few blocks east. Above, a shot of the mural at the corner of Mott and Houston, finished this weekend. Kenneth’s pearls of wisdom in this particular ad: “We need more than a surface mentality. The writing is on the wall.” Um, thanks Kenneth.
· Kenneth Cole [Official Site]